Amanda Louise Freed (born December 26, 1979) was born in Fountain Valley, California. She attended UCLA where she played softball.
The UCLA Bruins have one of the best softball traditions in the nation, having won 10 of 24 championships. Freed led the Bruins back in 2000 while striking out 13 (second best record for a championship; Bruins alum Debbie Doom notched 15 to win the 1984 title) only to lose to first-time winner Oklahoma.
Freed was also part of the 2004 gold medal winning United States softball team.

Awards and honors

2005
International Sports Invitational Champion
Member of National Pro Fastpitch Texas Thunder
2004 Gold medalist at Athens Olympic Games
2003 Gold medalist at Pan American Games
2002 Gold medalist at ISF World Championships
Tops UCLA’s list for career wins at 97
Original Top 25 selection for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
NFCA First-Team All-American
First-team All-Pac-10 and All-Pacific Region
2001 Gold medalist at U.S. Cup, led team in hitting .444
NFCA Second-Team All-American
First-team All-Pac-10 and All-Pacific Region
2000 Alternate on USA Olympic Softball Team
Pitched 26 of 28 innings at College World Series
College World Series All-Tournament Team
First-team All-Pac-10
1999 Gold medalist at U.S. Olympic Cup
Led Bruins to NCAA College World Series title
NFCA First-Team All-American
First-team All-Pac-10 and All-Pacific
1997 Orange County Register Female Athlete of the Year